Autumn Series – Match 2 Roost Hole – 20th November
Yesterday, Sunday 19th November saw fifteen club members meet for the second round of the HDAA Autumn league series of matches. A very blustery Roosthole greeted the anglers but going by the smiles, banter & chatter amongst the members they were not …
Autumn Series – Match 1 – Fox Hole – 15th October
Thanks to Mark Hayley who ran the first of the Autumn Series at Fox Hole on 15th October and provided the following report on the match: Opening my front door at six thirty this morning and seeing my car frozen 🥶 did …
Evening Series Round 6 – Island Pond – 13th July
The sixth and final leg of the evening league took place on 13th July at Island Pond. After a slow first half of the match the fishing improved greatly in the latter stages. Terry Harrison took the top weight of 29-8-0 which …
Evening Series Round 5 – Birchenbridge – 29th June
The fifth leg of the evening league took place on 29th June at Birchenbridge. Weights were low but very close as the larger fish were generally not obliging, apart from one decent tench taken by Ray Smallwood. Wayne Hayes was the winner …
Evening Series Round 4 – Fox Hole 15th June
The fourth leg of the evening series took place at Fox Hole on the 15th June. The continued warm weather resulted in considerably better catches than the previous match at the venue, when cold easterly winds were in evidence. All weights were …
Evening Series Round 3 – Island Pond 1st June 2023
The third leg of the Evening Series took place at Island Pond on 1st June. The fishing proved to be quite hard following more pressure on the water than usual whilst Roost Hole has been closed, in addition to the north easterly …
Evening Series Round 2 – Birchenbridge 11th May
The second leg of the evening series was, like the first round adversely impacted by the weather. A lengthy thunderstorm a couple of hours before the start of the match resulted in masses of hail being deposited in the pond causing the …
Evening Series Round 1 – Fox Hole 4th May
The first leg of the Evening Series took place at Fox Hole on 4th May. The pond has been fishing reasonably well of late, but a sharp shower of cold rain just as the match started seemed to put the fish off …
Roost Hole 29th January
There were some doubts expressed at the draw about how the match would fish, given that there was some ice still present in the far margins of the pond; however, the results on the day probably exceeded most competitors expectations. No one …
